Be Ready for His Coming

42 “Therefore (A)be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.

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42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.(A)

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44 For this reason (A)you must be ready as well; for (B)the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.

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44 So you also must be ready,(A) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

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10 But while they were [a]on their way to buy the oil, the groom came, and those who were (A)ready went in with him to (B)the wedding feast; and (C)the door was shut.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 25:10 Lit departing

10 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet.(A) And the door was shut.

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13 (A)Be on the alert then, because you do not know the day nor the hour.

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13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.(A)

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39 (A)But [a]be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be (B)broken into. 40 (C)You too, be ready; because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think He will.”

41 Peter said, “Lord, are You telling this parable to us, or (D)to everyone else as well?” 42 And (E)the Lord said, (F)Who then is the faithful and sensible (G)steward, whom his master will put in charge of his servants, to give them their rations at the proper time? 43 Blessed is that (H)slave whom his [b]master finds so doing when he comes. 44 Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 45 But if that slave says in his heart, ‘My master will take a long time to come,’ and he begins to beat the other slaves, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk; 46 then the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect, and at an hour that he does not know, and will [c]cut him in two, and assign [d]him a place with the unbelievers. 47 And that slave who knew his master’s will and did not get ready or act in accordance with his will, will (I)receive many blows, 48 but the one who did not (J)know it, and committed acts deserving of [e]a beating, will receive only a few blows. (K)From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.

Christ Divides People

49 “I [f]have come to cast fire upon the earth; and [g]how I wish it were already kindled! 50 But I have a (L)baptism [h]to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished! 51 (M)Do you think that I came to provide peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division; 52 for from now on five members in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three. 53 They will be divided, (N)father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

54 And He was also saying to the crowds, (O)Whenever you see a cloud rising [i]in the west, you immediately say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it turns out. 55 And whenever you feel a [j]south wind blowing, you say, ‘It will be a (P)hot day,’ and it turns out that way. 56 You hypocrites! (Q)You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you do not know how to analyze this present time?

57 “And (R)why do you not even judge by yourselves what is right? 58 For (S)when you are going with your accuser to appear before the magistrate, on the way, make an effort to [k]settle with him, so that he does not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. 59 I tell you, you will not get out of there until you have paid up [l]the very last [m](T)lepton.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 12:39 Lit know
  2. Luke 12:43 Or lord
  3. Luke 12:46 Possibly referring to other extreme punishment
  4. Luke 12:46 Lit his part with
  5. Luke 12:48 Lit blows
  6. Luke 12:49 Or came
  7. Luke 12:49 Lit what do I wish if...?
  8. Luke 12:50 Lit with which to be baptized
  9. Luke 12:54 I.e., from the Mediterranean
  10. Luke 12:55 I.e., from the desert
  11. Luke 12:58 Lit be rid of him
  12. Luke 12:59 Lit even the last
  13. Luke 12:59 The smallest Greek copper coin, about 1/128 of a laborer’s daily wage

39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief(A) was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. 40 You also must be ready,(B) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”

41 Peter asked, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everyone?”

42 The Lord(C) answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time? 43 It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns. 44 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 45 But suppose the servant says to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time in coming,’ and he then begins to beat the other servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk. 46 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.(D) He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

47 “The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows.(E) 48 But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows.(F) From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.

Not Peace but Division(G)

49 “I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! 50 But I have a baptism(H) to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it is completed!(I) 51 Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. 52 From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three. 53 They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”(J)

Interpreting the Times

54 He said to the crowd: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does.(K) 55 And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is. 56 Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time?(L)

57 “Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right? 58 As you are going with your adversary to the magistrate, try hard to be reconciled on the way, or your adversary may drag you off to the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.(M) 59 I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.”(N)

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36 But (A)stay alert at all times, praying that you will have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to (B)stand before the Son of Man.”

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36 Be always on the watch, and pray(A) that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”

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